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Bootseinstieg Breitengüßbach km 397,0. Photo: Ermell, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Bootseinstieg Breitengüßbach km 397,0

Kayak spot · Germany

Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river

Is it worth the trip?

81Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

3 days tie for best

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 82 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
9kn
Air
8°C
Rain
0 mm

Tue 3 · 71 out of 100

Wind
7 kn
Gusts
17kn
Air
8°C
Rain
0 mm

Wed 4 · 76 out of 100

Wind
8 kn
Gusts
17kn
Air
9°C
Rain
0 mm

Thu 5 · 83 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
13kn
Air
9°C
Rain
0 mm

Fri 6 · 83 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
11kn
Air
10°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 79 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
9kn
Air
7°C
Rain
0 mm

Sun 8 · 83 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
11kn
Air
10°C
Rain
0 mm

Tap a day for wind, gusts, air and rain. Full forecast

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Sun 182, good
  2. Mon 282, good
  3. Tue 371, good
  4. Wed 476, good
  5. Thu 583, good
  6. Fri 683, good
  7. Sat 779, good
  8. Sun 883, good
  9. Mon 979, good
  10. Tue 1080, good

The spot in two facts

  • Flat waterthe water
  • 1.7 kmthe section

Full forecast

every day, every number

The score doesn't know the river level, weirs or your skill.

Wind and weather forecast and score for each day at Bootseinstieg Breitengüßbach km 397,0
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Sun 1Nov82, good4 kn11kn9°C0 mm
Mon 2Nov82, good3 kn9kn8°C0 mm
Tue 3Nov71, good7 kn17kn8°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov76, good8 kn17kn9°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov83, good5 kn13kn9°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov83, good4 kn11kn10°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov79, good3 kn9kn7°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov83, good5 kn11kn10°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov79, good2 kn10kn6°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov80, good1 kn14kn9°C4.5 mm

Wind and gusts are in knots, rain in mm. River levels: no free forecast gives them, so check a gauge before you go. More

Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.

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put-in, take-out, its town

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About

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About Bootseinstieg Breitengüßbach km 397,0

A river section on the Main, from a put-in down to a take-out. It runs 1.7 km along the river. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. 3 paddling schools, clubs or hire within 10 km, the nearest 1.7 km away. The town to stay in is Bamberg. Within 5 km we also list 3 kayak spots.

  • River Main
  • Grade No grade is stated.
  • Length 1.7 km along the river.
  • Who it suits No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle.
  • Access No source states the access rules: check locally.
  • Schools, hire 3 paddling schools, clubs or hire within 10 km, the nearest 1.7 km away.

Spots and rivers: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Whitewater sections © Rivermap (rivermap.org), Riverzone and Jonathan Riddell, ODbL.

The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).

Rough cost (estimate): about US$1,390–US$2,610 each

about US$1,390–US$2,610 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, hire car, stay, food, kayak hire.

Our estimate from typical public prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book (where they come from). Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.

How we worked it out 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to FRA, estimated from distance and season, 3 airlines on the route, with a hold bagabout US$482–US$998
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$147–US$248
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$308–US$509
Food7 days eating outabout US$295–US$549
Kayak hire5 days, or about US$114 to fly your ownabout US$161–US$308
Totalabout US$1,390–US$2,610

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Bamberg

Closest

Bamberg

18 min by car · 159 places to stay

about US$114/nightcountry average

See 159 places to stay in Bamberg · Booking.com

About Bamberg its beds, food and every spot near it

About US$114 a night is our estimate of the country's average 2-star double room that month: not each town's price, and not a quote. Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.

Getting there: about 16h 25m

About 16h 25m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → FRA, direct, then 3h 10m by road

An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.

On the water

Paddling schools, clubs and hire nearby

The nearest named schools, clubs and kayak or canoe hire within 25 km, in a straight line. Listings, not a recommendation. Schools, clubs and hire: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Credits